In:Deafness, Gesture and Sign Language in the 18th Century French Philosophy
Josef Fulka
[Gesture Studies 8] 2020
► pp. 17–34
Chapter 1Deafness as deficiency
Published online: 22 April 2020
https://doi.org/10.1075/gs.8.c1
https://doi.org/10.1075/gs.8.c1
Article outline
- Deafness and the “deficiency paradigm”
- Historical excursion: Hobbes
- Deafness in the context of 18th-century philosophy: Condillac’s theory of knowledge and the deaf of Chartres
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